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series involving $\log \left(\tanh\frac{\pi k}{2} \right)$

I found an interesting series $$\sum_{k=1}^\infty \log \left(\tanh \frac{\pi k}{2} \right)=\log(\vartheta_4(e^{-\pi}))=\log \left(\frac{\pi^{\frac{1}{4}}}{2^{\frac{1}{4}}\Gamma \left( ...
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Reference request: theta functions for lattices which are not unimodular or even

In A Course in Arithmetic, Serre works out some of the theory of theta functions for even, self-dual lattices, e.g. such theta functions are modular forms of weight $n/2$, where $n$ is the dimension ...
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Hermite's solution of the general quintic in terms of theta functions

Can someone point me at or produce a translation or modern exposition of Hermite's solution of the general quintic in terms of theta functions? (the "before" and "after" steps are on the mathworld ...